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PONCHATOULA, La. (WVUE) - JLynne Hamberger’s oil pastel work “Louisiana Natives” was named Friday (June 2) as winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana’s First District, Rep. Steve Scalise’s office announced. The Ponchatoula High School freshman’s artwork depicts animal and plant species native...

Ponchatoula High freshman wins Congressman Scalise’s art competition

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Each year, students from all walks of life have the opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Young spellers travel to Maryland’s Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the big competition. This year, five students from Louisiana are competing in the...

Baton Rouge student competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - College football fans, get ready!. The Southern University Jaguars will face off against Jackson State University Saturday, Sept. 9 inside A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern announced the Boombox Classic will be televised on ESPN+. Kick-off is at 6 p.m. Head Coach Eric Dooley is preparing for...

Southern vs. Jackson State to air on ESPN+

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Business owner Wahib Saleh says he’s considering calling it quits after three years running the Grab and Go on Plank Road. Before Monday, crime had never come to his front door. But a group of thieves pulled off the ultimate smash and grab and...

After ATM smash and grab, Grab and Go owner considers move out of Baton Rouge

California State

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Future first-round pick LSU right-hander Paul Skenes has been named the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Year. Skenes, a transfer from Air Force is in his first season in Baton Rouge and is 10-2 with a 1.89 ERA in 90.1 innings while striking out 167 and walking just 17. His 167 strikeouts rank second all-time for most strikeouts in a season trailing Golden Spikes Award winner Ben McDonald who had 202 in 1989.

LSU’s Paul Skenes named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - No. 5 LSU took care of business in the opening game against Tulane in the Baton Rouge Regional on Friday, June 2. The Tigers collected 11 hits in their 7-2 win over the Green Wave. Paul Skenes (11-2) pitched his first complete game for the...

Skenes goes the distance as No. 5 LSU handles business against Tulane

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Southern University System Foundation is planning to launch its Million Dollar March campaign on Thursday, June 1. You can log on to Facebook Live from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for the kick-off event. The Million Dollar March is a fundraising initiative that encourages...

Southern University raising funds for campuses

Florida State

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sito Narcisse, the current superintendent for the East Baton Rouge Public School System, was selected as a finalist for a new position in Florida during a meeting on Tuesday, May 30. Officials said Narcisse is among three finalists selected to potentially become the new superintendent...

Leader of EBR Schools selected as finalist for superintendent position in Florida

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The first named tropical storm, Arlene is moving southward in the southeast Gulf and is expected to degrade back to a depression sooner than later, with no threat to the US coast. In the greater Baton Rouge area, we’ll have mainly quiet weather tonight with...

Arlene formed in Gulf

Washington, DC

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Have you ever thought about taking a quick trip from the state capitol to the nation’s capital?. The nonstop flight from Baton Rouge Metro Airport to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport launched at 5:42 a.m. Thursday, June 1. The flight will arrive at 9:20 a.m. in Washington.

Nonstop flight from Baton Rouge Metro Airport to Washington D.C. takes off

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If you’re looking for Friday night plans, how about grabbing a bite to eat from a food truck?. The Food Truck Round-Up returns to Perkins Rowe on Friday, June 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Trucks will be lined up from Barnes &...

Food Truck Round-Up returns to Perkins Rowe

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Waffle House crew that helped an injured Popeyes employee seek shelter from a shooter is being hailed as heroes by one witness. Watson native Hannah Frazier, 28, says the victim came into the Waffle House’s O’Neal Lane location and collapsed around the same time that she was finishing one of “the best Waffle House meals” she’s had.

Witness says Waffle House workers helped Popeyes shooting victim

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana State Police will host a free car seat safety check event on Saturday, June 3. The event is scheduled to take place between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on Goodwood Boulevard in Baton Rouge. Organizers said the...

Free car seat safety check event scheduled for Saturday in BR

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Tropical Storm Arlene in the Gulf is back down to a depression and will continue to fall apart over the next day or so. There is no threat to the US, and nothing else currently forming in the Atlantic basin. As for our local forecast,...

Summertime pattern continues as Arlene falls apart

Central, LA

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - City officials in Central Louisiana have announced that after a five-year wait, they are finally ready to move forward with the expansion of Sullivan Road. Mayor Wade Evans is thrilled to have worked with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome in Baton Rouge and other agencies to begin...

Construction project in Central to move forward in August

Saint Francisville, LA

WEST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of the missing St. Francisville woman from the Mississippi River on Thursday, June 1 in West Feliciana Parish. Rachel Hann, 38, has been missing since...

St. Francisville woman’s body found in Mississippi River

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person injured at a Waffle House on Wednesday night, May 31. It reportedly happened around 10:30 p.m. at the Waffle House located at 1988 O’Neal Lane. Police said the shooting at the...

Fight between coworkers leads to shooting at Waffle House, police say

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New Iberia, LA

NEW IBERIA, La. (KATC) - The family of an Arby’s employee claims in a wrongful death lawsuit that her death inside the freezer at a Louisiana location could have been prevented. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Nguyet Le’s four children against Turbo Restaurants LLC, which owns the...

Family files lawsuit after Arby’s worker dies in freezer in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Airline travel is back to pre-pandemic levels, with predictions of summer travel breaking all-time records. With so many things out of our control, from weather to staffing issues to lost baggage, does choosing an airline really make a difference? Consumer Reports’ latest survey reveals the airlines that rank highest for customer satisfaction.

Consumer Reports’ survey on summer travel woes

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A triple shooting in Baton Rouge left one person dead and two others injured, according to emergency officials. It happened late Wednesday night, May 31 around 10:30 p.m. near Prescott Road. Officials confirmed two of the victims were taken to a hospital. Their condition is...

1 killed, 2 injured in triple shooting in BR

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials are investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday night, May 31. Officials said one person was shot on O’Neal Lane around 10:30 p.m. The victim was transported to the hospital but is stable, officials added. No other details have been released. This is...

Person injured in shooting, officials say

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many Baton Rouge groups are trying to make summer camps affordable for parents, but time is running out to register your kids. Cora Knighton is a camp director for the Mid City Lyfe Camp. She says organizers created the program to make life easier for working families, and provide meals, life skills, and academic sessions to the kids. Providing a free option for parents to choose from was a priority.

Keep your child busy with affordable summer camps in BR

BATON ROUGE, La. (THE LOUISIANA WEEKEND) - There is a new restaurant specializing in hot wings now open at Electric Depot in Baton Rouge. Avery Bell, Corey McCoy, Jared Johnson, and Tre’Jan Vinson, fraternity brothers and members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated are the owners of KOK Wings & Things, a restaurant specializing in chicken wings and loaded fries. They also sell a variety of appetizers, fish, and shrimp. KOK is a acronym for Kitchen On Klinton. The owners began their restaurant journey on Clinton street. The use a stylistic “K” as an homage to Kappa Alpha Psi.

Fraternity Brothers Open New Restaurant, KOK Wings & Things

Denham Springs, LA

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - A Denham Springs woman recently diagnosed with cancer lost everything she owned in a house fire Wednesday, May 31. The homeowner, Pam McCallister, lives in the Southpoint Neighborhood. She said it only took a few minutes for the fire to take over and destroy her home.

Denham Springs woman recently diagnosed with cancer loses everything in house fire 1 day before first round of treatment

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - Denham Springs Police Corporal Shawn Kelly died at the hospital on Friday, June 2 from the injuries he sustained from multiple gunshot wounds at a popular shopping center on May, 11. From Denham Springs Police Chief Rodney Walker:. On May 11th, 2023, evil and tragedy...

Denham Springs Officer Cpl. Kelly dies weeks after shooting at shopping center

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Investment in LSU to help address national veterinarian shortage

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials are hoping a $2.2 million investment in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine will help address a national shortage of...

Investment in LSU to help address national veterinarian shortage

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